ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Jrue Holiday, Shooting guard Willie Green, Small forward Andre Iguodala, Power forward Thaddeus Young, Center Samuel Dalembert. Bench -- Forward Elton Brand, Forward/center Jason Smith, Guard/forward Rodney Carney, Forward Jason Kapono, Guard Royal Ivey. PLAYER NOTES: --F Elton Brand returned after missing three straight games with a sore right hamstring. He had 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench against the Mavs.
--F Samuel Dalembert is averaging 10 points, 16.5 rebounds and 3 blocks in the last two games after averaging 5.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in the previous six outings.
--G/F Rodney Carney is shooting 6-for-20 (.300) from the field, including 1-for-7 from the 3-point line, in the past three games.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F/C Marreese Speights, the Sixers' sixth man, is projected to miss 6-to-8 weeks with a partially torn medial collateral ligament.
--G Lou Williams underwent surgery to repair a fractured jaw and is expected to be out eight weeks.
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